How do you hunt down your best friend’s killer when you’re a drug-addicted ex-cop living on the streets?Cal Rogan has reached rock bottom. Once a rising-star detective, he has one friend left from his old life. When he finds him dead, his former colleagues rule it a suicide. Cal is determined to prove them wrong and sets himself on a chilling path he never could have imagined.If you like heroes … imagined.
If you like heroes who struggle with their demons, gritty urban police detectives, and clues you won’t see coming, get Robert P. French’s compelling debut novel and follow Cal’s wild ride from the drug infested streets through the worlds of drug gangs, big business and the super-rich to its stunning conclusion. Junkie will keep you guessing to the very last page.
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This is the first novel I read from this author and I really enjoyed it. Cal Rogan, the protagonist, is a former police detective now turned junkie who has every reason in the world to get himself straightened out but even the love for his daughter doesn’t seem enough to save him. You want this guy to beat his addiction, you want him to get his life back. It’s a very long first book but it is well written, the characters have depth, and the plot and sub-plots create a cohesive story. And there are some great twists that I didn’t see coming so to me that speaks of the author’s creativity and abilities. I look forward to reading the next book. Great read.
Meet Cal Rogan! He’s hit the bottom of the barrel .. he’s lost his wife and marriage… his relationship with his daughter … lost his job as an up and rising detective … he’s homeless ..and he’s addicted to heroin.
He has only one friend left from his prior life …. and Cal has just found him dead. Local police..and Rogan’s former colleagues… call it a suicide. But Cal is determined to prove them wrong.
His search for the truth takes hum through drug-infested streets, drug gangs, and the super wealthy who will do anything …anything at all .. to keep their secrets hidden from the light of day.
This debut novel is well written, with a clever plot, and characters that are thoroughly developed. This page turner is full of action … lots of suspects with varied motives.. and an explosive conclusion. Cal Rogan is terrific if you like really flawed characters who wants back what he once had. The story is highlighted by different voices .. the first person telling could be a little confusing, but all in all, this was a super read. This is just the first in a series, and the best thing is .. no waiting. There are 5 subsequent stories .. all available now.
Many thanks to the author / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
Robert P French – Cal Rogan Mysteries Boxset 1-3 – Reviewed 7/21/20 – Read 6/16-19/20 7/14-15/20
When you hit bottom the only way to go is up! Family is the lifeline!
When Cal Rogan arrived at Kevin’s today and rang the doorbell, there was no answer… looking through the window Cal cannot see anyone, he tries again and still no answer. He turns to leave as he cannot let his daughter down; it hurts because he smells so bad. Walking away he hears Kevin. Thankful that he is there he turns and hurries inside because he is running late, and he just cannot do that. Rushing through his shower and dressing he is almost ready to leave when Kevin tells him that he needs his help. Cal looks at the time and he knows that he must leave now, or he will not get to the bus stop on time. He tells Kevin that they can talk when he comes back!
Cal has hit bottom, losing his job (which he loved), his wife (the woman he loves), and his daughter (his reason for living). The only person that had helped and stood by him since he lost everything due to his drug addiction was his best friend, Kevin. The one good thing in his life has been knowing that he could come to Kevin’s, shower, and change to nice clothes so that he can visit his daughter, Ell. Now he finds his best friend dead, the VPD ruled it a suicide, but Cal knows better. He knows that there is no way that Kevin would do this to himself. After the VPD leaves, Cal decides that he must solve this case, and he knows that he needs to get clean.
And now the story begins….
This boxset contains: Junkie, Oboe and Lockstep in the Cal Rogan Mystery Series
What did I like? Gee, Cal Rogan came into my life and my heart just broke! I know that life is tough, and there are people out there that once they start drugs they cannot stop unless they find the motivation to do it on their own. I read all three of these books and just wanted to be there for him. To help, to give him that drive, to keep him clean, and give back the life and loves that he truly deserves. Now on the other hand, if I did that then I would lose the most important thing, what happened to him is the reason for the books. We need for him to go through hell so that he will come back and visit us again and again!
What will you like? This is a nonstop incredible action-packed, gripping, captivating, interesting, thought-provoking, heartbreaking emotions, and ingenious plots. Those are just a few of the adjectives that apply to these books. They are all beautifully written and edited! The characters are amazing, and so unique but have the feel of the guy next door! Robert’s style using the POV is marvelous, he has done an excellent job of taking hold of you from book one and not letting go of you till the last page turns in book three. The details and descriptions are so creative that you feel the fear, and the desperate search for the answers, in addition to the bullets, and despair! Join Cal as he works to put his life back together and continues to fight the monkey on his back that never stops screaming. An excellent read for everyone! We have lots to look forward to as Robert has finished three more in this series book 4 “Three”, book 5 “Cabal”, plus Book 6 will be released on August 13th.
• File Size: 3365 KB
• Print Length: 1002 pages
• Publisher: Robert P. French (October 21, 2018)
• Publication Date: October 21, 2018
• ASIN: B07JMHCK67
• Genre: Noir Crime, Mystery Anthologies, Hard-boiled Mysteries
Note: I will be featuring Robert on my site for August, drop-in, and learn more about this awesome author!
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I was given this book in an author’s giveaway. It is volume1 of a police mystery series Cal Rogan aka Rocky was a police detective who has hit rockbotton fighting heroin addiction. Follow his fight to get his life ,job and daughter back. Can he do it?
Can’t wait to read next book in series.